Limburger cheese
Notoriously smelly dairy
Limburger cheese is a soft, pungent cheese known for its powerful smell—often compared to body odor or dirty socks.
The odor comes from the same bacteria found on human skin.
Despite its off-putting aroma, Limburger has a mild, slightly tangy flavor that devotees prize: He loved Limburger, but his wife made him eat it outside.
- stinkyHaving unpleasant odor
- muensterMild creamy American cheese
- rindTough outer covering
- LactobacillusLactic acid-producing bacterial genus
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
Belgium · smelly · odorous · aromatic · acquired taste · washed-rind · Germany · Netherlands · old world · camembert · soft · Stilton · Gorgonzola · European cuisine · deli counter · sandwich · Pickles · cartoon
- pungent cheesesLimburger, Munster, Gorgonzola, Stilton, Danish blue
- LimburgMaastricht, Bree, Born, Bergen
Limburger cheesecottage cheese
Fresh cheese with curds
cream cheese · ricotta · fresh cheese · fresh mozzarella · queso fresco
Limburger cheeseinoffensive
Causing no displeasure
clean · fresh · crowd-pleaser · polite · refined
Limburger cheesemild cheddar
Lightly aged dairy block
American cheese · Monterey Jack · Colby · Muenster · subtle